Vision Pros Live Podcast

Hosted by Jackson Calame

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Learn powerful wisdom from awesome visionary leaders and gain access to growth principles, methods, and resources that will take YOUR vision to the next level!

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September 10, 202612 min

What's your visión? Ft. Glenn Poulos. Behind the scenes episode Podcast Session 1

August 21, 202626 min

Heal the Wound, Build the Vision: Champion Mindset with Anthony Dahya

What if the childhood wound you've been running from is actually the source of your greatest leadership power? In this episode of Vision Pros Live, Anthony Dahya, host of the Champion Mindset Collective podcast, founder of AI Workflows Agency, and mindset coach based in New Zealand, shares a raw, unfiltered story of abandonment, rejection, redundancy, and transformation. Sent to a boarding school in India at age seven after his parents separated, Anthony spent decades looping through patterns of rejection before finally doing the deep inner work that changed everything. Today, he's building a community, a movement, and a media ecosystem designed to help others heal now, not 30 years from now. His message is simple and profound: your story isn't your weakness. It's your most powerful asset. #VisionProsLive #AnthonyDahya #ChampionMindsetCollective #MindsetCoach #HealingJourney #AuthenticLeadership #ResilienceStory #AIWorkflows #PodcastHost #BeTheChange

August 21, 202631 min

Eradicating the Final Barrier: Language, War & Human Connection with Joshua Gould

What if the most powerful weapon in a theater of war, or a jail cell, isn't a gun, but the ability to communicate? In this episode of Vision Pros Live, Joshua Gould, Group CEO of thebigword, one of the world's leading language services companies operating in 80+ countries, shares the vision behind 20 years of eradicating the final barrier of global communication: language. With $15M invested in AI-powered R&D, 432 million minutes of telephone interpreting annually, and a presence in war zones, courtrooms, hospitals, and delivery rooms, thebigword is redefining what human connection truly means. Joshua also shares raw, powerful stories, from a suicidal prisoner whose Farsi note saved his life, to Jackson's own experience in a jail cell where speaking Spanish turned strangers into allies, proving that vulnerability, not polish, is the foundation of real trust. #VisionProsLive #JoshuaGould #thebigword #LanguageServices #GlobalCommunication #HumanConnection #AIandHumanIntelligence #Translation #Vulnerability #EradicatingBarriers

August 21, 202649 min

High Performance for Minds That Work Differently | Willie Blake, High-Performance Coach

I sat down with Willie Blake to talk about why most performance advice assumes every mind works the same way, and what becomes possible when a leader builds their strategy around how theirs actually works. Willie is a career and high-performance coach who has spoken from 500+ stages and joined 100+ podcasts. Through his 2% Rule, his GPS Goal Method, and his LIGHT philosophy (Love, Inspiration, Gratitude, Hope, Time), he helps dyslexic entrepreneurs and professionals turn the way their minds work into their edge. He hosts the Light Beyond Limits podcast and leads the Dyslexic Achievers Hub on YouTube. If you have ever felt behind while carrying more capability than anyone could see, this conversation is for you. Connect with Willie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willieblake-light/ Website: https://www.coachwillieblake.com The Dyslexic Achievers Blueprint: https://coachwillieblake.com/freegift Subscribe to Vision Pros Live for honest conversations with leaders building brands of substance. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOhMToMnmF1x6BcmANZo8A https://www.facebook.com/visionproslive https://www.instagram.com/visionproslive/ https://www.tiktok.com/@visionproslive

August 4, 202656 min

From Navy Special Ops to PR for Underdogs | Austin Holmes, Signal Raptor

Streaming live Thursday, July 30 at 5pm CT / 6pm ET. Austin Holmes spent his early career in Navy Special Operations. Today he runs Signal Raptor, a subscription PR platform built to put real media visibility within reach of small businesses, CPG brands, and purpose-driven founders. In this conversation with Jackson Calame, Austin breaks down why the founder story carries more weight than the logo, what Special Operations taught him about earning attention with precision, and how a community-first model changes what PR produces for underdog brands. Connect with Austin: Signal Raptor: https://signalraptor.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/signalraptor/ Vision Pros Live sits down with leaders and founders who built something worth studying. Subscribe for new episodes. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOhMToMnmF1x6BcmANZo8A https://www.facebook.com/visionproslive https://www.instagram.com/visionproslive/ https://www.tiktok.com/@visionproslive

July 30, 202655 min

When the Real Conversation Finally Starts | Dylan Bost, Author of The Seven Mirrors

I sat down with Dylan Bost to talk about what shifts when we stop performing in conversation and get honest about what is actually happening in our lives and our work. Dylan built a creative agency that looked successful from every angle while something very different was true behind it. Getting honest rebuilt his business, his leadership, and his life. Today he is the co-founder of Sunny HQ, a human-first WordPress hosting and support platform trusted by 150+ businesses, and the author of The Seven Mirrors, releasing late 2026. If you lead people and you have ever carried something quietly while everything looked fine on the outside, this conversation is for you. Connect with Dylan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanbost/ The Seven Mirrors: https://dylanbost.com/the-7-mirrors/ Sunny HQ: https://sunnyhq.io/ Subscribe to Vision Pros Live for honest conversations with leaders building brands of substance. https://www.youtube.com/@visionproslive https://www.facebook.com/visionproslive https://www.instagram.com/visionproslive/ https://www.tiktok.com/@visionproslive

July 27, 202619 min

Why AI Won't Take Your Job: Ken Ashley on Commercial Real Estate & AI

After 30 years in commercial real estate, Ken Ashley, author of The Prescription and founder of CREi (Commercial Real Estate Influencers), joins host Jackson Callum on Vision Pros Live to tackle the fear millions of professionals share: losing their job to AI. Ken breaks down the difference between low payback and high payback activities, why AI is your "Ironman supersuit" (not your replacement), and how he built an entire suite of AI-powered tools, a women's health assessment, a bilingual investment compass, and a speaker-fee pricing tool, in under six hours using a $20 AI subscription. Jackson live-demos real client projects and unpacks the danger of sunk-cost thinking in leadership. If you're wondering how to future-proof your career or business with AI without losing your edge, this episode is your blueprint. #VisionProsLive #KenAshley #ThePrescription #CommercialRealEstate #AIinBusiness #CRE #AIProductivity #LeadershipStrategy #RealEstateCareers #FlashMedia

July 10, 202618 min

Love More, Fear Less: How Pink Socks Are Changing the World with Nicholas Adkins

What if a simple pair of pink socks could spark a global movement of human connection? In this episode of Vision Pros Live, Nicholas Adkins, co-founder of Pinksocks Life, TEDx speaker, and author of Love More, Fear Less: How a Pair of Pink Socks Sparked a Global Movement , shares the 11-year journey of a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has gifted over 300,000 pairs of pink socks to people around the world. At its heart, Pink Socks is about one radical idea: in a world drowning in connectivity, what we're truly starving for is authentic human connection. Nicholas explains the art of true gifting, why love starts with self-permission, and how one small visible symbol can open doors that no business card ever could. His closing message, love more, fear less, is one of the most powerful and rare things ever said on this stage. #VisionProsLive #NicholasAdkins #PinkSocksLife #LoveMoreFearLess #HumanConnection #AuthenticConnection #GiftingMovement #KindnessMatters #PinkSocks #NonProfit

July 9, 202635 min

The Most Expensive Decision You'll Ever Make: Cognitive Diversity with Kylee Ingram

What if the reason your organization keeps making costly decisions isn't the quality of your people, but the architecture of your room? In this episode of Vision Pros Live, Kylee Ingram, co-founder and CEO of Wizer, decision science pioneer, and former award-recognized documentary and interactive media creator, takes host Jackson Callum live through the Wizer decision profiling assessment in real time. The result? Jackson profiles as a Visionary, the rarest of the seven decision types. Together they unpack why 75% of executive teams cluster into just one or two dominant thinking styles, how cognitive drift silently kills organizational innovation, and why the most expensive decision you'll ever make is the one made with the wrong people in the room. Built on the research of Dr. Juliet Bourke (Deloitte) and mathematician Scott Page (University of Michigan), Wizer reduces decision error by 30% and boosts innovation by 20%, and it starts with a 57-question assessment anyone can take today. #VisionProsLive #KyleeIngram #Wizer #DecisionScience #CognitiveDiversity #DecisionMaking #LeadershipStrategy #DecisionProfiles #OrganizationalLeadership #WiserBusiness

July 7, 202616 min

Be the CEO of Your Career: AI, Strategy & Reinvention with Kim Sawyer

What if you stopped being an employee working for a company and started being the CEO of a business called Your Career? In this episode of Vision Pros Live, Kim Sawyer ICF Certified Executive Coach, founder of theWealthSource®, and MS in Organizational Development from UT Austin, shares a career philosophy built from decades of personal reinvention: hitchhiking, military service, entrepreneurship, a successful business exit, a 9/11 setback, and ultimately finding his true calling in coaching. From how to navigate AI as just another career disruption, to the powerful mindset shift of treating your career like a business, Kim delivers practical wisdom for mid-to-senior executives and entrepreneurs who've hit a ceiling and are ready for what's next. #VisionProsLive #KimSawyer #theWealthSource #CareerCoaching #ExecutiveCoaching #CareerStrategy #AIAndCareers #CareerReinvention #CEOofYourCareer #ProfessionalDevelopment